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Music 130

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Form
the structure of a piece of music
Strophic
same music, different words (like a hymn)
Serialism
(12 tone technique), music based on a recurrent series of tones, rhythms, etc.
Mass
the Roman Catholic worship service. The Ordinary: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei
Chorale
the hymntune of the early German Protestan church
Psalm Singing
rhymed, metrical settings of the psalms to hymnttunes suitable for congregational singing
Motet
a sacred, polyphonic composition with a non liturgical text
Madrigal
a Renaissance secular work for voices
Symphony
a multi movement work for symphony orchestra
Chamber Music
music for 1-9 players
Concerto
music for a solo instrument and orchestra
Sonata
a multi movement work for a piano or solo instrument with piano (a composition for 1 or 2 instruments)
Symphonic Poem
a symphony which tells a story
Opera
a drama set to music
Oratorio
an opera with a religious text and without staging
Cantata
an extended solo or choral work
Aria
the solo song in an opera, oratorio, or cantata
Recitative
speech-song
Overture
a festive opening to a musical stage production
Libretto
a text of an opera
Monophony (monophonic)
melody alone
Homophony (homophonic)
melody with chords
Polyphony (polyphonic)
2 or more melodies at the same time
Counterpoint (contrapuntal)
same as polyphony but usually instrumental
Musicology
the study of music history and research
Ethnomusicology
the study of music of various cultures
Music Theory
the study of the science of music
Applied Music
the study of music performance

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